Coming Out Stories

After 10 years as a hockey pro, Kevin Lindskoug has been speaking to Swedish media about being a crossdresser. 

Maxim Bouchard represented Canada with pride at the Olympic Games, after overcoming obstacles that once seemed impossible.

Ralf Schumacher is only the second male Formula 1 driver known to come out publicly, doing so with his boyfriend, Etienne.

Michael Handras has been hooked by racing dragsters since he was a kid. As an out man in the sport, his Pride Month win was his most meaningful.

John Netter has been around soccer and heard all the comments. Now as an FC Buffalo coach, he hopes his coming out will inspire.

Landon Driggers is an all-American swimmer at the University of Tennessee who is now training for the Team USA Olympic Trials.

Rhett Hopkins and Sean Gitchell are two college athletes who found each other during a winter break. They are now in love.

A dynamic sophomore jump-started Bruin Pride Alliance and seeks to make it a piece of UCLA sports tradition.

Sean Gunn came out later in life. Now for the first time he publicly shares his story as a gay Olympian who competed at the NCAA level.

When Scott came out publicly in 2014, baseball showed him that he was welcome. Now he believes the major leagues will offer the same acceptance to their first woman umpire.

The New York Times featured the only out gay college coach in men's basketball. Here is his coming out story.

Ford McLiney found a lifeline when he read the story of gay Purdue swimmer Ryan Dafforn.

Jordan Rand quietly came out publicly using Instagram and some rainbows.

From Team USA to Dancing On Ice, Grafton has had a full career. Now he’s sharing his pride in who he is.

A decade after coming out, Thorpe opens up about his struggles and what it is to be a gay elite athlete.

Urban, once a youth international, is leading an LGBTQ initiative called “Sports Free” which he claims is being supported by Borussia Dortmund and other elite football clubs.

We chronicle our 25 most-read stories of the year, including some incredible highs and miserable lows.

Cornhuskers gymnast Samuel Phillips came out to his team as a freshman and has never looked back.

Schuyler Newberger was determined to prove people wrong who said she could never play college sports as a trans person. She is now thriving at Iona University.

Rogers is a trainer for the Kraken. He has been out on social media for years.